Arma 3 Alpha Begins Next Week for Pre-Orders

[Shawn Zipay]

Get ready for an Alpha test for Arma 3 to kick off on March 5. How do you get in? It's simple: Pre-order Arma 3.

Don't want to make that kind of commitment? Then wait until March 12 for the "Alpha Lite" version of the game that will be invite only and won't support multiplayer or modding. It merely offers a sample of the full game.

Oh yeah, there are also some system requirements revealed!

MINIMUM
OS Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1
PROCESSOR Intel Dual-Core 2.4 GHz, AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHz
GRAPHICS NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT, ATI Radeon HD 3830, Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU MEMORY 512 MB
DirectX 10
RAM 2 GB
HARD DRIVE 15 GB free space
HARD DRIVE (ALPHA) 10 GB free space
AUDIO DirectX compatible on-board
OTHER Internet connection and free Steam account to activate

RECOMMENDED
OS Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1
PROCESSOR Intel Core i5-2300, AMD Phenom II X4 940
GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce GTS 560, AMD Radeon HD 7750
GPU MEMORY 1 GB
DirectX 11
RAM 4 GB
HARD DRIVE 25 GB free space
HARD DRIVE (ALPHA) 20 GB free space
AUDIO DirectX compatible soundcard
OTHER Internet connection and free Steam account to activate

What a crazy image to use for this. I wonder where we got it.

[SgtMattBaker]

Damn, I think I'm gonna need to try this game. Good to see it's back on tracks.

I might take the cheap pre-order.

BTW when I read March 5, I thought it was weeks away ... time flies.

EDIT: Damn, I forgot SimCity comes out that day and I can only buy another game this month (Bioshock!).